Richard Teague and Davide Farnocchia - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 17 Aug. 2021
Is Bennu headed toward Earth? Discovering a moon in another solar system! Robots in space and more!
A moon in another solar system! Will Bennu strike Earth? Robots in space!
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we have a special double interview as we welcome Dr. Richard Teague from the Center for Astrophysics to the show, talking about finding the first moon ever discovered in another solar system. We will also talk with Dr. Davide Farnocchia, asteroid dynamicist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about the asteroid Bennu, which could be headed for a collision with Earth (but, probably not).
We also have an exploding star, and we take a look at the development of robotic attendants aboard space stations and colonies of the future.
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